Chasseurs

Chasseurs (English: Hunters), officially known as Chasseurs a Pied (English: Foot Hunters) are light infantry troops trained for rapid action from France and Belgium. Their name means "Hunters" in French, and they were raised in 1743 during the War of the Austrian Succession by Jean Chretien Fischer. They are different from Chasseurs a Cheval in that they are light infantry, while the Chasseurs a Cheval are light cavalry armed with pistols.